COVID-19 intubation comfort level | Fear level of contracting COVID-19 during first intubation of patients suspected of COVID-19 | Fear level of contracting COVID-19 during subsequent intubation of patients suspected of COVID-19 | |||||||
Exp (B) | CI | P value | Exp (B) | CI | P value | Exp(B) | CI | P value | |
Age (years) | |||||||||
25–35 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
36–45 | 0.8 | 0.55 to 1.7 | 0.595 | 1.0 | 0.5 to 1.7 | 0.993 | 1.3 | 0.6 to 2.2 | 0.427 |
46–55 | 0.8 | 0.3 to 2.3 | 0.711 | 0.4 | 0.1 to 1.1 | 0.139 | 1.3 | 0.4 to 2.7 | 0.634 |
>56 | 0.6 | 0.2 to 2.0 | 0.469 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.8 | 0.048 | 0.8 | 0.2 to 2.0 | 0.754 |
Specialty | |||||||||
EM or EM/CC | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
Anes/CC | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.3 | 0.499 | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.6 | 0.006 | 2.02 | 1.4 to 3.2 | <0.0005 |
Position | |||||||||
Attending physician | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
Resident or fellow physician | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.7 | 0.033 | 0.7 | 0.6 to 2.1 | 0.257 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 2.0 | 0.907 |
CNA or PA | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.1 | 0.072 | 1.3 | 0.4 to 1.4 | 0.357 | 1.4 | 0.6 to 2.1 | 0.275 |
Time in practice (years) | |||||||||
0–5 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
6–10 | 1.5 | 0.7 to 3.1 | 0.323 | 0.72 | 0.4 to 1.6 | 0.36 | 0.5 | 0.2 to 1.08 | 0.047 |
11–15 | 1.2 | 0.5 to 3.0 | 0.706 | 0.9 | 0.4 to 2.6 | 0.88 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 2.3 | 0.639 |
>16 | 2.9 | 1.0 to 8.1 | 0.047 | 1.1 | 0.5 to 3.9 | 0.807 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 2.0 | 0.306 |
Number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 intubations | |||||||||
1–5 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
6–10 | 2.0 | 1.3 to 3.3 | 0.004 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.6 | 0.833 | 0.5 | 0.4 to 0.8 | 0.011 |
11–15 | 1.6 | 0.7 to 3.4 | 0.227 | 1.6 | 0.8 to 3.5 | 0.207 | 1.0 | 0.5 to 2.1 | 0.996 |
16–20 | 3.5 | 0.7 to 6.7 | 0.375 | 1.7 | 1.0 to 3.9 | 0.116 | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.9 | 0.029 |
>20 | 3.3 | 1.5 to 6.6 | 0.002 | 1.1 | 0.6 to 2.4 | 0.859 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 2.1 | 0.792 |
Intubation team | |||||||||
No | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
Yes | 1.6 | 1.1 to 2.7 | 0.031 | 1.1 | 0.6 to 1.5 | 0.745 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.1 | 0.432 |
PPE adequacy | |||||||||
No | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | |||
Yes | 4.3 | 2.0 to 8.8 | <0.0005 | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.4 | <0.0005 | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.3 | <0.0005 |
Model fitting information χ2(degree of freedom), p value | χ2(15)=84.7, p<0.0005 | χ2(15)=40.6, p<0.0005 | χ2(15)=58.1, p<0.0005 |
Bold results are statistically significant.
*Statistically significant at p<0.05.
†1=least comfortable, 10=most comfortable.
‡1=no fear, 10=most fear.
Anes, anaesthesiology; CC, critical care; CNA, certified nurse anaesthetist; EM, emergency medicine; PA, physician assistant; PPE, personal protective equipment.